The road not toddled
My new favorite question is this one from The Younger, as we drive straight up a street: “Are we going this way?” To paraphrase, he is asking if we are going the way… Read More
Those darling first-time parents! (Part I)
I’ve found that now that I have two kids, I see the people with a first baby the same way I thought of fifth-graders when I was in high school. Hell, let’s say… Read More
Parents with small children … may now not board
We had some pretty intense travel time with small kids this week. Well, one is small, just under 3. The other is small only if we decide to mark him thus because he… Read More
The cure for the little boy who grew up too fast
It’s never a good omen when your darling two-year-old greets you with “Hi, Poopy!” shortly before you leave to visit two new preschools. It’s almost as bad as him chanting “Candy, candy, candy!”… Read More
Your body is a booger wonderland
Yum, placenta. Comes from inside you, and tastes good, too. But it’s certainly not better than boogers. Yes, I’ve had my boogers drained and encapsulated so I can enjoy them all around town… Read More
It’s not a satisfying bunny without the carnage
I love Easter candy, and have many opinions on it. Peeps should not be purple or green. Yellow and pink are enough. Cadbury Eggs should come in one flavor: Creme. Orange and caramel… Read More
Wordless Wednesday: Beware!
This is the latest intriguing installment in The Elder’s gallery of creepy existentialist signs. Beware, he warns. You are safe nowhere! And to prove that, he draws lots and lots of arrows. That’s… Read More
‘Mommy comes from a different country, Massa – what the heck? I can’t even say it’
I realized I’m a complete mismatch for my current city when I saw a man on the curbside, chopping piles of wood with an ax, and assumed something illicit and dangerous must be… Read More
On preschooler language
Parents are really into telling their little kid, “Use your words!” Especially when he’s about to smack down another toddler. But why are they his words? Are we sure we want him to… Read More
